The Wallace Gastropub

Came here after a hike with a fairly big group. It’s never easy to serve large groups (12 in my case), but a table was reserved for us at the back and we were seated quite quickly. There was a raptors game and it was quite packed. And it’s actually a pretty big — bigger than most bars and restaurants in the area.
Once we were ready, our server took our orders (separate bills! Yikes) and wrote our names down to make sure everything was correct. She answered our questions and recommended beers based on what some of us liked.
Food was good! For a gastropub, they had some good options. I got the fish and chips. It wasn’t greasy, and very flavourful.
My favorite was probably the beer selection. They have some feature taps on the blackboard, which is always nice if you wanna try something new.

I’ve walked by this pub a few times and finally stopped in for lunch.
I was expecting a dark, maybe a little run down kind of place. But, it was very bright, and well kept. The U shaped bar was lined with beer from all over the world. Nice selection you don’t see everywhere.
I ordered the buffalo chicken wrap, with fries. The wrap was very good. The chicken was tossed in a buffalo sauce that had just enough kick to let you know what you were eating. The fries were… well fries and tasted good.
I’ll definitely be putting the Wallace into the Friday lunch/​beer rotation!

Came here for a friend’s birthday on a Saturday night. Other than our group, it wasn’t that busy.
The Wallace has a large selection of beer. Some from local craft brewers and others from all around the world. We were told to order Delirium and were vastly disappointed at the size of the beer for the cost (around $ 7 for less than half a pint). Other beers were a lot smaller in portion size than we thought as well. On their menu, they offer a sparkling white wine and it’s stated that it’s $ 9 for 200mL. Imagine my surprise when I was handed the smallest champagne flute imaginable. There was MAYBE 100mL in the glass. Small alcohol portions aside, we did order a few food items off the menu.
The fiancé ordered their Wallace burger with fries, I ordered their turkey burger with fries, and my friend ordered their mussels. My fiancé enjoyed his burger and it was a fair size served with cheese and bacon. However, they are pretty cheap with the fries. He got half a bowl of it. My turkey burger was very dry and I personally wasn’t a fan of it. I got slightly more fries than my fiancé did. Both burgers were served on a potato bun and it was very hard to eat them because they had every intention of falling apart in our hands. My friend really seemed to enjoy her mussels. There was a good portion and it was served with toast.
Service was sub par. No quality checks were made and one of our friends didn’t have cutlery. He had to go into the server station to get it himself. I asked for water a few times at the end of the night and it took three tries before I got a glass.
Originally a two star rating, but I respect restaurants that pride themselves in using local, high quality ingredients, as stated on their menu.

Nice pub. Food was sub par. Overdone chicken in the wrap. Thai mussels were dry and over salted. Missed the broth. Beer list was good. Except they were out of most of them.
Friends ordered chicken wings which arrived at the table cold. Sloppy Joe was again dry.
For a gastropub they are missing the mark.

Nice pub, really. Friend had the Salmon dinner and really enjoyed it; I had a House Salad and the Vegetarian Flatbread. Both good!
But let’s talk about the real reason I came: THE BEER. So nice to have a place in North York with decent craft beer options on tap! Black Oak Pale Ale, Side Launch Pale Ale, Beau’s Lug Tread, Muskoka’s Mad Tom, etc. Mondays are MICROBREW MONDAYS where all pints of Ontario craft are just $ 5!
Also on tap: Delerium Tremens! Houblon Chouffe! Have I mentioned this place has good beer?!
Washrooms downstairs were nice and clean — believe they have a main floor washroom as well for anyone that can’t do stairs.
Overall: most enjoyable. Look forward to returning.

A very English pub. Food was good, a bit pricey, but their burger was spot-​on! hand-​cut «chips» are perfect.
Staff are friendly and helpful. Small but sufficient patio, and plenty of dining and space to hang out inside!

Good beer selection. Meh food. Horrible service. I’d go back to watch a soccer game and have a beer, but I’d eat at home.

Had a tough day and thought we’d treat ourselves. Headed over to this pub because it’s two blocks away. Loved the relaxed and larger than expected interior. Found a quiet table where we could talk, but could have stayed where there were large screens and some families. The rooms were two thirds full. We then waited twenty minutes for someone to come over, Very disappointing from that perspective.
The portions were tasty but quite moderately sized, leaving my male companion hungry for more after his steak — but no one came over for an extra appetizer order!
Beer list was interesting.

Beer selection is greattt. If you are a beer fan, no way you’d dislike this place.
Great spot to watch soccer games on weekends. Decent breakfast and brunch. Never had anything else but I’d return just for the breakfast and beer anytime.

I have been coming to this pub for about 5 years. It was called The Twisted Kilt before changing its name to The Wallace Gastropub. The owner is the same. I was told by the owner the reason for the change of name is because they did not want to be confused with the Tilted Kilt that just recently came to Toronto, and with a recent fire next door about a year ago that caused smoke damage. The owner thought it only fitting to do renovations along with the name change. I have to honestly say this pub has never let me down. The food has always been amazing and I really enjoy the beer selection!

This place is like a bad first date. I think this location is doomed to have utter failures, or at least terrible disappointments, of restaurants. This place looks exactly like the Tilted Kilt which was before it and the Bow and Arrow which was before it. They did nothing but take it over and make crappy food and hire shitty waitresses.
We went to this pub for my birthday. We seated ourselves, and ordered.
Here is what was wrong:
The service was abysmal. The waitress must have been new to everything. She didn’t tell us exactly what the specials were, she had no idea how to take a drink order, she did not deliver our drinks before our appetizers arrived, she took forever to bring us the bill.
The food. The appetizer, chicken wings, were actually good. Our mains, well, here is a big problem. I don’t eat pork. The waitress did not say that the stuffed chicken that they had on special was wrapped in bacon, however she felt it very important to tell me twice that it had a white wine sauce.
I though that it tasted a bit off, but I thought that was because I went from the chicken wing flavour to a white wine flavour. Nope. It was off because it was something i never eat. I stopped eating, but since I had shared some with my partner (to see if he thought it was strange), too much was eaten for me to send it back. (Not that the waitress was anywhere to be seen). By the way, the white wine sauce was actually a thick cream white wine sauce that coated the entire piece of meat wrapped in pig, that covered the pig and made the whole thing just look like a regular piece of chicken with a few sauce lumps on it. I also asked for extra vegetables with this dish and no potatoes. They loaded on some par-​cooked carrots and turnips, not really what I was looking for.

My partner got the steak and fries (it was menu — low grade stead and standard fries). The ketchup that was delivered to our table was unopened and still had the interior safety lid on it. We removed this one, and the one on the ketchup of the table next to us. The waitress had no idea how to get the protective cover off the ketchup (or that there was a protective cover on ketchup).
We did not order dessert because by this time I was so fed up with the service and the terrible food I just wanted to leave.
Whatever place takes this bar over with the Wallace fails will not get my business. I am so put off by this place. Don’t waste your time or your money.

I’ve been here at least twice. Twice before its most recent incarnation. I came here on Easter Sunday — decided to eat out for a change, instead of cooking dinner for myself. While the menu honestly does not inspire me to return, they do have an interesting and inebriating selection of beer and wine. In the end, I chose the rib steak dinner and a glass of red wine.
I chose roasted potatoes to accompany my medium rare steak. I appreciated the gravy coming on a side dish. I didn’t even touch it. The meat was tender but… bland.

The place has changed a few times, so i really hope Wallace has success in this location. Service is great here and the beer selection is great.

Just returned from The Wallace Gastropub, it was… meh. It could be SO much more though. Cool look inside, definitely a pub feel. Nice selection of beer.
My wife had tough and greasy calamari though. I had so-​so venison chilli nachos. Neither of which we would order again. I asked for the jalapeños to be left off, they weren’t.
The worst part for us was the lacklustre performance of our server. She disappeared at the end of our meal, we both had our coats on waiting for her to get us our bill. I’m pretty easy going but it was a bit much when she didn’t come around for ten minutes.
Not sure I’d return, not when there are way better options throughout the city.

(Copied from The Tilted Kilt review as it was called Wallace Gastropub already when I went)
I came here for one of Andre D’s urbanist meetups. The name for this place has been changed from Twisted Kilt to Wallace Gastropub.
The inside environment was quite decent, and the servers were overall good… that is if you can wave one down. Otherwise, you’re in for a bit of a wait. I had a few instances where I had to wait a good ten minutes to wave down my waitress (if it was an Asian restaurant I’d wave down anyone, but since it’s not…).
I ordered a bison burger with a Kronenbourg. The beer was quite good (in fact I really love the variety of alcohol in this place), but the burger was somewhat disappointing… the meat was extremely dry and mushy for my liking (I like the patty medium to medium well usually). I’ll definitely try something else next time I come back here.

First visit to Wallace. Staff outstanding. Food is a delight. Atmosphere is even better. Great place to hang out for all types! Sports events, a great place to watch and relax

The name has changed but thankfully the beer selection is still quite diverse. I always thought people would confuse this place with a haunt downtown where people go to oggle. I asked the server whether that was the reason for them changing their name and it was confirmed.
On to the main attraction on our previous visit the food was sub par so the main draw for us the excellent beer selection.
This chalkboard had quite a few gems on this visit. Unfortunately the St. Barnadus 12 was out of stock. Never mind I ordered a Sofie beer and my partner in crime had the last bottle of Chimay Blue (hard to find). They were both served in the proper glass. We closed with a Delirium Tremens which is an excellent beer as can only be had on tap in Ontario. Service was decent and despite a bit of a snafu in the billing I would say better than average service here.
The food menu looks the same as before so maybe on the next visit I will try something else as the burgers didn’t fare well.
For beer selection I don’t think this place has an equal in this neck of the woods.
3.5 Stars